Fat Cat help============Author : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I have lost my key ( s ) for my Fat Cat, that residesin Bike Heaven at Lost Hills.

The Honda People tell me that a key can be madeif they know the serial number, apparently to be foundstamped or printed on the body of the ignitionassembly. This assembly is positioned below the ignitionswitch. It is necessary to pull the assembly up and outof the plastic panel that also mounts the neutral light and choke..

The thing probably snaps into place, fed in from above.Who knows the trick to get it out without distroyingthe m f ?

Galeville Letter================Sender : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Roger,

Far be it from me to suggest that a mere Limey might be able tohelp on the Galeville case, but over here, when writing to government onsimilar matters it is important that objectors and petitioners do not sendidentical letters. It is the case here that such letters are regarded as asingle objection rather than several.

It may, of course, be the case in the USA that things are a bit different,but it might well be worth advising people to paraphrase the letter, makingthe same points but using their own words.

Martin Dilly

World Cup events in France==========================Sender : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Roger

Thanks for Maxmen results. Could you please include the following in next SCAT:

The World Cup listings for 2000 have included the Beauvoir competition inFrance on July 28-30. It had been understood that the organisers hadrequested World Cup status this year but it has now been clarified thatthey do NOT want this status for their competition. In particular it hasbeen explained that the event this year will be run in the usual way, whichis not suitable for an event of World Cup status. Although veryunfortunate to change after announcing the list of events, there is noalternative but to delete the competition from the 2000 World Cup.

Note that the Poitou event one week later (August 4-6) remains a World Cupevent as usual.

Ian Kaynes

Free Flight World Championship 2001===================================Author : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dear RogerDear Free Flight lovers all over the world

After my previous information in SCAT last 2000/02/22, it is with agreat satisfaction that I can forward you that Portugal will present iscandidature as organizer of the 2001 Free Flight World Championship,next CIAM-March.As most of the Continental fliers know very well, we are able to offerone of the best places in Europe for F.F., near Beja. We have goodweather conditions also, good accommodations, good food and wine ( afterflights only ) and we are a kind people ( see text of M.Woodhouse inSCAT )After correcting some very small problems occurred during EuropeanChamps 1998, we are sure to de able to promote a GREAT WorldChampionship for Free Flight in 2001.

We hardly believe in the support of the various CIAM Delegates for ourproposal.

Maxmen======Author : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Roger

I was great at the Maxmen, thanks for the help in sorting out my questions beforehand. We enjoyed the experience. What a field I'd kill for less! The only thing that I need to do is get a bike sorted for next time, this is a neccesity if one is to compete on equal terms.

It was good to put a few faces to the the names that I've dealt with over the years. I recall flying in postal contests against SCAT and exchanging information and photos with Craig Cusick nearly 40 years ago! I've now, at last, said hello! to him. I expect to say hello again when I return again in 2001!

Thanks again

Mike

PS. I'm writing a report for the "Aeromodeller".

[Mike

With respect to the bike etc - No matter where the siteis the visiting sportsman isalways at a logistical disadvantage. He cannot bring all thesupport equipment or people that he would at a home contest.

Some people keep a bike at Lost Hills in the locked storagearea just off the site. If you wanted to do that you couldalways advertize here and see if there was a suitable bike for sale.

Alternatively you could team up with a US FAI free flighter to borrowa bike. Again if you did not know one you could advertize here.

While we did have a some wind at this MaxMen, this is not theusual situation at this time of the year. Generally the conditionsare calm and it is not too hot. A bike is more important at Lost Hillswhen it is hotter. ]

Re: Free Flight World Champs 2001==================================Author : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Apologies for the delay in the reply. I was away enjoying myself flying the models at the Maxmen event in California!

Michael J Woodhouse

RCDT 'jump to' function========================Author : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All, especially Allard,

Well, in my opinion, the RCDT can actually be used for something. One is the original reason for it's approval in F1C: Security. That leads me tothe 'jump to' function.

For most F1C models, it is necessary to be able to stop the motor well before DT, else the wings will break if DT'ed in full speed. That is also why this function is not just called 'stop motor'; it also needs to get in glide position in order to actually loose speed if heading down.

I fully agree with Allard that cheating should be as difficult as possible, so I suggest that instead of simply forbidding the 'jump to', it could be so that the model must DT no more than 20 seconds after the 'jump to' is activated. And of course, the 'jump to' shall be irreversible.

The discussion in SEN about the viability of RCDT leads me to believe that in a very short time, there will be no such thing as a true Free Flight model. There seems to be a desire for more control of the models, and less risk in flying them.

If the models are too expensive to risk, and we can't take on chance on what they may encounter downwind, why don't we just cut to the chase here, and modify the rules along the lines of those used by the RC Soaring and SAM guys? Have a max time, bring the models back after that's done, and get points for landing on a spot.No risk, no chases, no problem.